Okeechobee County: Poverty Rate Trend
How Okeechobee County's poverty rate changed from 2017 to 2023, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. The 2019 vintage reflects the pre-COVID peak; 2021 captures the immediate COVID-era disruption; 2022–2023 show the recovery.
2017
8.5%
2023
7.7%
Total change
-0.8 pp
% change
-9.4%
| Year | Poverty Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8.5% | — |
| 2019 | 7.5% | -1.0 pp (-11.8%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 3.8% | — |
| 2022 | 7.0% | +3.2 pp (84.2%) |
| 2023 | 7.7% | +0.7 pp (10%) |